It seems as if women are objectified, and seemed unimportant. It seems as if while men are allowed to 'sleep around' so to speak women are expected to be faithful 100%. There is also the part of the book where Calypso protests against Zeus' order to release Odysseus, saying that it isn't fair that male gods get to have mortal lovers while female gods have to be lonely. this also makes it seem like women are not seen as equal to men. They seem to be objects, valued only when it is convenient.
In book 21 Penelope is beginning to lose her strength and hope that Odysseus will keep his promise and return. She has waited so long that her faith is wearing thin, and even says that she will marry anyone who can string odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through 12 axes.
I think that amny characters (saving the suiters) are very loyal to odysseus. Emmaues heaps praises upon his former master, and everyone seems to be longing for him to come home. It seems like he was very good to all his people, so I understand why they are faithful.
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